Lakrits
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Taste:
1

Texture:
2.5

Novelty:
1

All
scores out of 5

If
you're not a fan of licorice than the name of this candy might seem
a little ironic to you. If you really don't like licorice than the
name is more of a warning. As you may or may not know, I'm not a fan
of licorice, but I'm really trying to change that. I'm doing everything
in my power to try and love the stuff. I'm trying really hard. The
problem is candies like this are making it really, really hard.

This is pretty much everything
I dislike about licorice crammed into a candy that's hard and takes
about 20 minutes to get through. I managed to get through it, and
even a few times I managed to convince myself that I didn't mind it
that much. But every so often I'd get a strong burst of licorice and
salt, and I'd have a reminder of why I generally don't like licorice
candies. The ending of this candy was an even stranger situation.
For some reason the center was filled with some kind of liquid, I
imagine it was extra saliva from having this thing in my mouth for
twenty minutes that was trapped in a large air pocket in the middle.
This mass of spit in the middle gave me an extra burst of what I can
only describe as salty licorice water. It even burned a little.

I'm not saying that this
is a horrible candy, I'm just saying that at my stage of trying to
like licorice, it was way out of my league. Worse yet it was out of
my league and took 20 minutes to finish. The licorice lovers of the
world should jump at the opportunity to give these a try. I'm not
there yet, and maybe the more I power through candies like this, the
closer I'll get.